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Sérgio Conceição was asked about the availability of Pepe and Mbemba for the match with Moreirense.
«Not Pepe. Mbemba joined training today, but as it was a tactical job and there was no physical requirement … he will be called up, Pepe will not, “he said.
The coach also spoke of the constant changes in the central pair: “The balance is about the team, it is not about two players or the two centrals. We have had some problems with the center-backs, they haven’t played together for a long time. There has been everything here, but that is not why we have conceded more goals. It is the team that has the greatest weight in this process. Just as they are important in the offensive process. The ideal is to have routines, we can have Sarr and Diogo Leite, but if Mbemba is not one hundred percent … total confidence in both of them or in another player who is not a central defender, he has trained the central defender to avoid any injury. [Na sala ouve-se o nome de Loum, Conceição pára e ri-se]. Aahh, watch out. Loum has been forming the center, yes, and has given a good answer, they are right … »
And when will Marcano return? «Iván and a case that is not easy, he has been out of competition for some time, has evolved with some pauses in the recovery of a complicated injury, we are vigilant. Not anxious, but willing to integrate with colleagues again. He spends the day here, but always at different times and it is good for him and for us, since he is an important element in our group, on a sporting level, but also in human qualities, he is one of the team captains, we hope that as fast as possible.
